2023 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY
PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE
CHAPTER 7 - Estrays
ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
Section 17006.

Universal Citation:
CA Food & Agri Code § 17006 (2023)
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17006. Animals that are irremediably suffering from a serious illness or severe injury shall not be held for owner redemption or adoption. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 31108 and subdivision (c) of Section 31752, newborn animals that need maternal care and have been impounded without their mothers may be euthanized without being held for owner redemption or adoption.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 194, Sec. 1. (AB 2791) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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